Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars (1692)
- Approved Abbreviation: BA(I&T)DeansSchol
- Western Sydney University Program Code: 1692
- AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 103545K
This program applies to students who commenced in 2018 or later.
Students should follow the program structure for the session start date relevant to the year they commenced.
Commencement Year 2018 - 1692.6 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars
Commencement Year 2017 - 1692.5 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars
Commencement Year 2012 - 1692.2 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars
Commencement Year 2011 - 1692.1 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars
This program is designed to provide exceptional students with appropriate training and theoretical background to equip them to work as professional interpreters or translators. The program consists of a key field of study in Interpreting or Translation and a major in language. Students complete a period of professional practical experience and sit for capstone examinations which qualify them to seek Certification by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters [NAATI].
Students in Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars may qualify for the alternate exit program Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation Studies).
- Director of Academic Program - Assoc Prof Robert Mailhammer
Students in 1692 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean's Scholars may qualify for the alternate exit course 1813 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation Studies).
1813 Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation Studies)
Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.
Program Advice
Prospective students should visit the following websites for general enquiries about this program.
Enquire about this program| Local Admission | International Admission |
Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street | Full Time | Internal | See above |
| Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street | Part Time | Internal | See above |
Accreditation
This program is an Endorsed Qualification for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Interpreter and Translator level (formerly Level 3). Students who wish to sit for NAATI Certification must pass the subject LANG 3067 Preparation for NAATI Certification (UG). Students who are unable to pass this subject will be able to graduate with the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation Studies) as an alternative exit, provided they pass an alternative subject of 10 credit points.
Admission
- Any two units of English and a high level of proficiency (native or near-native level) in one of the languages offered in the program.
- A minimum ATAR of 90.
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Program Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points including the subjects listed in the recommended sequence below.
- 90 credit points of core subjects including 40 credit points of the Bachelor of Arts core subjects
- 60 credit points of Interpreting and Translation subjects
- 40 credit points of Level 3 Language and English Consolidation Pool subjects
- 30 credit points of Linguistics subjects
- 20 credit points of Dean’s Scholars Pool subjects
Note: Students in Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean’s Scholars who do not complete subject LANG 3067 Preparation for NAATI Certification (UG) may qualify for the alternate exit program Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation Studies by completing any additional 10 credit point subject from the Linguistics or Language pool subjects or from any subject in Bachelor of Arts.
B Arts Core Subjects (40 credit points)
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| HUMN 1052 | Australian Politics and Active Citizenship | 10 |
| LANG 1030 | Thinking Critically About Texts and Society | 10 |
| HUMN 1053 | Diversity, Language and Culture | 10 |
| LANG 1029 | Foundations of Academic English | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 40 | |
Equivalent Core Subjects
The core subjects listed below count towards completion of this program for students who passed these subjects in 2019 or earlier.
HUMN 1002 - Analytical Reading and Writing, replaced by LANG 1029 Foundations of Academic English
HUMN 1005 - Australia and the World, replaced by HUMN 1052 Australian Politics and Active Citizenship
HUMN 1009 - Contemporary Society, replaced by HUMN 1053 Diversity, Language and Culture
LANG 1026 - Texts and Traditions, replaced by LANG 1030 Thinking Critically About Texts and Society
Interpreting and Translation Pool
Students must complete 60 credit points from the Interpreting and Translation pool
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Select 60 credit points of the following: | 60 | |
| Community Translation (UG) | ||
| Interpreting Skills | ||
| Legal Interpreting (UG) | ||
| Medical Interpreting (UG) | ||
| Specialised Translation (UG) | ||
| Text Analysis for Translation (UG) | ||
| Translation Technologies | ||
| Total Credit Points | 60 | |
Linguistics Pool
Students must complete 30 credit points of Linguistics pool subjects from the Bachelor of Arts
Dean's Scholars Pool Subjects
Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean’s Scholars not undertaking the Bachelor of Applied Leadership and Critical Thinking (BALCT) must complete at least 20 credit points from the following Dean’s Scholars pool subjects
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least 20 credit points of the following: | 20 | |
| Creativity, Design Thinking and Visualisation | ||
| Ethical Leadership | ||
| Changemakers and Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Special Study | ||
| Internship | ||
| Citizenship and Community Engagement | ||
| Critical and Systems Thinking | ||
| Leadership in Complexity | ||
| Logic, Argumentation and Post-Truth | ||
| Knowledge Journeys | ||
| Total Credit Points | 20 | |
Equivalent Subjects
The subjects listed below count towards completion of the 20 credit points from the above pool for students who passed these subjects in 2021 or earlier.
BEHV 2007 - Internship and Community Engagement, replaced by BEHV 2019 Citizenship and Community Engagement
DESN 2002 - Creativity, Innovation and Design Thinking, replaced by DESN 2016 Creativity, Design Thinking and Visualisation
HUMN 1036 - Introduction to Critical Thinking, replaced by HUMN 1063 Critical and Systems Thinking
HUMN 2045 - Research Stories, replaced by HUMN 2071 Knowledge Journeys
HUMN 2035 - Logic, Rhetoric and Argumentation, replaced by HUMN 2072 Logic, Argumentation and Post-Truth
BUSM 1016 - Leadership in a Complex World, replaced by BUSM 1044 Leadership in Complexity
HUMN 3052 - Innovation Lab, replaced by HUMN 3114 Changemakers and Entrepreneurship
Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting and Translation) Dean’s Scholars also undertaking the Bachelor of Applied Leadership and Critical Thinking (BALCT) must complete 20 credit points from the following pool:
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Select 20 credit points of the following: | 20 | |
| Humanities Internship | ||
| International Special Study | ||
| Internship | ||
| Study Tours | ||
| Note: HUMN 3053 International Study Tours is equivalent to HUMN 3106 Study Tours for students who passed this subject in 2019 or earlier. | ||
| Total Credit Points | 20 | |
Languages and English Consolidation Pool
Students must complete 40 credit points from this pool (any combination of Level 3 language subjects and English subjects listed below)
Language subject must be completed at Level 3 – Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Spanish.
English Consolidation
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| TEAC 1012 | English as an International Language | 10 |
| TEAC 2025 | English Language Analysis | 10 |
| LANG 2055 | English Text | 10 |
| INFO 2009 | Multiliteracies | 10 |
Equivalent Subjects
The subjects listed below count towards completion of the 60 credit points from this pool for students who passed these subjects in 2020 or earlier.
LANG 2048 Working Grammar
TEAC 3008 English Language Linguistics, replaced by LANG 2055 English Text
The subject listed below counts towards completion of the 60 credit points from this pool for students who passed this subject in 2021 or earlier.
COMM 2050 Multiliteracies, replaced by INFO 2009 Multiliteracies
Arabic
Click the link below to refer to the Level 3 Arabic language pool from the Bachelor of Arts
Chinese
Click the link below to refer to the Level 3 Chinese language pool from the Bachelor of Arts
Japanese
Click the link below to refer to the Level 3 Japanese language pool from the Bachelor of Arts
Spanish
Some subjects below need to be completed cross-institutionally as they are no longer available at Western Sydney University
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| LANG 3074 | Spanish 301 | 10 |
| LANG 3075 | Spanish 302 | 10 |
| LANG 3076 | Spanish 303: Advanced Writing Skills | 10 |
| LANG 3077 | Spanish 304: Advanced Speaking Skills | 10 |
| LANG 3078 | Spanish 305: Contemporary Literature | 10 |
| LANG 3079 | Spanish 306: Contemporary History | 10 |
| LANG 3080 | Spanish 307: Classical Literature | 10 |
| LANG 3081 | Spanish 308: Spanish Sociolinguistics | 10 |
| LANG 3045 | Intercultural Communication | 10 |
| LANG 3082 | Special Study in Languages and Linguistics | 10 |
| LANG 3072 | Short Fiction in the Americas | 10 |
Recommended Sequence
Full-time
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| LANG 1017 | Introduction to Translation | 10 |
| LANG 1014 | Introduction to Linguistics | 10 |
| LANG 1029 | Foundations of Academic English | 10 |
| Select one subject from the Language and English Consolidation pool (Language subjects must be Level 3) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| LANG 1013 | Introduction to Interpreting | 10 |
| LANG 1030 | Thinking Critically About Texts and Society | 10 |
| HUMN 1052 | Australian Politics and Active Citizenship | 10 |
| Select one subject from the Language and English Consolidation pool (Language subjects must be Level 3) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| HUMN 1053 | Diversity, Language and Culture | 10 |
| Select two Interpreting and Translation pool subjects | 20 | |
| Select one Dean’s Scholars Pool subject | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select two Interpreting and Translation pool subjects | 20 | |
| Select one Linguistics pool subject | 10 | |
| Select one Dean’s Scholars Pool subject | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select one Interpreting and Translation pool subject | 10 | |
| Select two Linguistics pool subjects | 20 | |
| Select one subject from the Language and English Consolidation pool (Language subjects must be Level 3) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| LANG 3067 | Preparation for NAATI Certification (UG) | 10 |
| LANG 3049 | Interpreting and Translation Professional Practicum (UG) | 10 |
| Select one Interpeting and Translation pool subject | 10 | |
| Select one subject from the Language and English Consolidation pool (Language subjects must be Level 3) | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |